A add9 Chord on Classical Guitar (Drop D)
Play A add9 on Classical Guitar (Drop D): diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A add9 chord is an added-ninth chord that layers in a ninth without the seventh for an open, modern sound. It is built from the notes A, B, C#, E. This page shows how to play A add9 on Classical Guitar (Drop D) with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A string open and takes the rest at fret 2, reaching across 4 frets. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from E2 up to A4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 4.
It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck, with the lowest string slackened a whole tone.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.